oh cool it’s a blanket stitch with ribbon! and i see you even knotted it on the outside so it won’t be biting into your shoulders when you carry it! (easier to knot on the outside too of course) let me know when you find a cure for flaking leather straps though, cos i have a bag like that which i’m still not willing to throw :(

Hi Barb! Glad this helped you :) The length depends on how closely you knot the ribbon with each tier, the length of your bag handle, etc.

You could potentially take a measuring tape or spare ribbon/ material that’s similar in width and wrap it round the handle a few times to cover one section. Multiply this length needed by the number of sections needed to cover the entire handle and multiply it again by 2 to give enough space for the knot and add some excess for the start and finish wrapping.

Alternatively, you could buy a couple yards of ribbon and just keep going without cutting the ribbon until you’re done. The additional ribbon can be kept for future projects! :)

Hi!
This was just what my handbag needed! I did this for my bowler handbag. The handle length was maybe almost twice the length than the handles on the bag in the tutorial and for those going out to buy ribbon especially for this project, I used 4.5m! I also sewed the ends into the handle to make sure it wouldn’t unravel and finished it with some ribbon bows and sewed on some beads from a broken bracelet.

Wow.. am seriously blown away at the simplicity of the cure. Do you have any ideas to fix flaking parts elsewhere on the bag? And also change the Color of faux leather bag which can’t be cleaned any which way. Thanks a ton.